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fittings; fixtures; joinery
Movable partitions and openings in a building, including doors, sliding doors, windows, and screens. A collective term for the functional elements that open, close, or partition interior spaces.
建具を新しくする。
To replace the fittings.
この家の建具はすべて木製だ。
All the fittings in this house are made of wood.
古い日本家屋では、襖や障子といった建具が部屋を仕切っている。
In old Japanese houses, fittings such as fusuma and shoji partition the rooms.
A compound of 建 (building, construction) and 具 (tool, equipment). Refers collectively to doors, sliding doors, windows, shutters, and other movable elements that divide or enclose spaces in a building.
CULTURAL CONTEXT:
Traditional Japanese architecture relies heavily on 建具 such as 襖 (opaque sliding doors), 障子 (paper sliding doors), and 雨戸 (rain shutters). A 建具屋 (fittings craftsman) is a specialized trade.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 建具を開ける — to open the fittings
- 建具を取り替える — to replace the fittings
- 建具屋 — fittings craftsman, joinery shop
- 木製建具 — wooden fittings
RELATED TERMS:
- 襖 — opaque sliding door
- 障子 — paper sliding door
- 引き戸 — sliding door
- 開き戸 — hinged door